• DocumentCode
    1015518
  • Title

    All-optical packet compression based on time-to-wavelength conversion

  • Author

    Almeida, P.J. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Thomsen, B.C. ; Ibsen, M. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1688
  • Lastpage
    1690
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate a novel optical packet compression scheme based on linearly chirping the packets followed by dispersive compression and multiwavelength conversion back onto a single wavelength. In particular, four-bit packets at 10 Gb/s were compressed into four-bit packets at 40 Gb/s. Error-free performance was achieved for the final compressed packet.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; optical pulse compression; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical packet compression; all-optical switching; linear chirping; optical networks; packet switching; time-to-wavelength conversion; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Supercontinuum generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.828831
  • Filename
    1308266